GRE Word List
CALLUS
a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
The meaning of the word callus is a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
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